What was Paul’s reaction to God’s answer?
Paul's reaction was to begin rejoicing because he had so many weaknesses. Once he oriented to the fact that grace works through weakness, he found he always had something to celebrate, so he boasted gladly about his weaknesses and declared himself well content with weaknesses, insults, distresses, persecutions, and difficulties for Christ's sake, for when he was weak, then he was strong (2 Corinthians 12:9-10).
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Source: The Basics The Basics, Unit 4, Lesson 4-5 - Empowering—The Spirit (Review q3) · Read this lesson in the book →
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